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Palestine Public Library

Located in Anderson County, the Palestine Public Library provides access to information and various programs for the community's benefit. They received a Rescuing Texas History grant to aid in digitization of select materials, including photos taken during a Historic Resources Study in 1991.

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Description

Photograph of the front of a white, two-story, near-L-plan house located at 1419 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. It has Classical Revival-style ornamentation, including a 2-tiered porch.

Physical Description

1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

Notes

Photograph of 1419 N. Queen taken from the road. Photo was taken for the Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas 1989-1991. The building footprint on this 2-story dwelling resembles an L-plan. Unlike most local examples of this common plan type, this property has Classical Revival ornamentation, which is seen most prominently on the 2-tiered porch. This kind of stylistic detailing is rare for L-plan houses. According to one of the previous owners, the house was built by local banker Will Robinson in 1898. Mr. Robinson was co-owner of the Robinson State Bank, considered the first public bank in Palestine. It later merged with the Royall National Bank. City directories list Mrs. G.S. Robinson as the owner and principal occupant of the house from as early as 1926 until the early 1940s.

Taken from: Historic Resources Survey of Palestine, Texas: An Inventory for The City of Palestine, Volume V, Color Slides, June 1991